Sporting event delegation
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 284 competitors, 210 men and 74 women, took part in 159 events in 18 sports.[1] British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
The Great Britain team included 69-year-old equestrian Lorna Johnstone - the oldest British athlete ever to appear in the Olympic Games.
Medallists
Gold
Silver
Bronze
- Ian Stewart – Athletics, men's 5000 metres
- David Hemery – Athletics, men's 400m hurdles
- Ralph Evans – Boxing, men's light flyweight
- George Turpin – Boxing, men's bantamweight
- Alan Minter – Boxing, men's light middleweight
- Michael Bennett, Ian Hallam, Ronald Keeble, and William Moore – Cycling, men's 4000m team pursuit
- Brian Jacks – Judo, men's middleweight (80 kg)
- Angelo Parisi – Judo, men's open category
- John Kynoch – Shooting, men's running game target
Archery
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Great Britain entered three men and three women. Their highest placing competitor was Lynne Evans, at 16th place in the women's competition.
Men's individual competition:
Women's individual competition:
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
- Heat, round 1 – 10.41
- Heat, round 2 – 10.58
- Semifinals – 10.52 (→ did not advance)
- Heat, round 1 – 10.54
- Heat, round 2 – 10.53 (→ did not advance)
- Heat, round 1 – 10.58
- Heat, round 2 – 10.60 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Heat, round 1 – 21.26
- Heat, round 2 – 21.41 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres
- Heat, round 1 – 46.46
- Heat, round 2 – 46.11
- Semifinals – 46.71 (→ did not advance)
- Heat, round 1 – 46.15
- Heat, round 2 – 45.99
- Semifinals – 45.91 (→ did not advance)
- Heat, round 1 – 46.48
- Heat, round 2 – 47.10 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Heat – 1:47.6
- Semifinals – 1:46.5
- Final – 1:46.6 (→ 6th place)
- Heat – 1:47.5
- Semifinals – 1:48.4 (→ did not advance)
- Heat – 1:54.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
- Heat – 3:40.8
- Semifinals – 3:38.2
- Final – 3:39.0 (→ 5th place)
- Heat – 3:42.1
- Semifinals – 3:45.8 (→ did not advance)
- Heat – 3:45.3 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres
- Heat – 13:33.0
- Final – 13:27.6 (→ 3rd place)
- Heat – 13:38.2
- Final – 13:43.2 (→ 11th place)
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- Heat – 13:49.8
- Final – 13:43.2 (→ 12th place)
Men's 10000 metres
- Heat – 27:53.6
- Final – 28:05.4(→ 6th place)
- Heat – 28:31.4 (→ did not advance)
- Heat – 28:46.8(→ did not advance)
Men's marathon
Men's 110m hurdles
- Heat – 14.08
- Semifinals – 14.24 (→ did not advance)
- Heat – 13.94
- Semifinals – 14.37 (→ did not advance)
- Heat – 14.31 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m hurdlles
- Heat – 49.72
- Semifinals – 49.66
- Final – 48.52 (→ 3rd place)
Men's 3000m steeplechase
- Heat – 8:33.8 (→ did not advance)
- Heat – 8:35.0 (→ did not advance)
- Heat – 8:38.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m relay
- Semifinals – 39.47 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m relay
- Semifinals – 3:01.3
- Final – 3:00.5 (→ 2nd place)
Men's long jump
- Qualification – 7.86
- Final – 7.91 (→ 7th place)
- Qualification – 7.64 (→ did not advance)
Men's pole vault
- Qualification – 4.80 (→ did not advance)
Men's shot put
- Qualification – 18.94 (→ did not advance)
Men's discus
- Qualification – 57.24 (→ did not advance)
- Qualification – 53.86 (→ did not advance)
Men's javelin
- Qualification – 74.68 (→ did not advance)
Men's hammer throw
- Qualification – 66.32
- Final – 68.18 (→ 16th place)
- Qualification – 64.56 (→ did not advance)
Men's decathlon
Men's 20 km walk
Men's 50 km walk
Women's 100 metres
- Heat, round 1 – 11.52
- Heat, round 2 – 11.57
- Semifinals – 11.64(→ did not advance)
- Heat, round 1 – 11.55
- Heat, round 2 – 11.58 (→ did not advance)
- Heat, round 1 – 11.45
- Heat, round 2 – 11.72 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 metres
- Heat, round 1 – 23.76
- Heat, round 2 – 23.69
- Semifinals – 24.03 (→ did not advance)
- Heat, round 1 – 23.97
- Heat, round 2 – 23.72 (→ did not advance)
- Heat, round 1 – 24.04
- Heat, round 2 – 24.05 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 metres
- Heat, round 1 – 53.67
- Heat, round 2 – 53.01 (→ did not advance)
- Heat, round 1 – 53.31
- Heat, round 2 – 53.29 (→ did not advance)
- Heat, round 1 – 54.13 (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 metres
- Heat – 2:03.6
- Semifinals – 2:02.4
- Final – 2:00.2 (→ 7th place)
- Heat – 2:03.0 (→ did not advance)
- Heat – 2:03.6 (→ did not advance)
Women's 1500 metres
- Heat – 4:13.0
- Semifinals – 4:07.4
- Final – 4:04.8 (→ 5th place)
- Heat – 4:11.3
- Semifinals – 4:09.4 (→ did not advance)
- Heat – 4:14.9 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100m hurdles
- Heat – 13.37 (→ did not advance)
- Heat – 13.53 (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men's light flyweight (– 48 kg)
Men's light middleweight (– 71 kg)
Canoeing
Cycling
Eleven cyclists represented Great Britain in 1972.
- Individual road race
- Team time trial
- Sprint
- 1000m time trial
- Final – 1:09.45 (→ 17th place)
- Tandem
- Individual pursuit
- Individual pursuit
Diving
Men's 3m springboard:
Men's 10m platform:
- Frank Dufficy – 271.77 points (→ 21st place)
- Andrew Michael Gill – 268.68 points (→ 22nd place)
- Brian Wetheridge – 262.59 points (→ 28th place)
Women's 3m springboard:
- Alison Jean Drake – 378.18 points (→ 12th place)
- Helen Mary Koppell – 242.22 points (→ 22nd place)
Women's 10m platform:
- Beverly Williams – 301.26 points (→ 12th place)
- Helen Mary Koppell – 178.17 points (→ 18th place)
Equestrian
Fencing
19 fencers, 14 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1972.
- Men's foil
- Men's team foil
- Men's épée
- Men's team épée
- Men's sabre
- Men's team sabre
- Women's foil
- Women's team foil
Gymnastics
Hockey
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary round (group B)
- Defeated Mexico (6-0)
- Lost to India (0-5)
- Lost to New Zealand (1-2)
- Defeated Kenya (2-0)
- Drew with Australia (1-1)
- Defeated the Netherlands (3-1)
- Defeated Poland (2-1)
- 5th/6th place: Lost to Australia (1-2) after extra time → 6th place
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1972.
Men's individual competition:
Men's team competition:
- Fox, Lillywhite, and Phelps – 14257 points (→ 9th place)
Alternate member:
Rowing
Men's single scull
- Heat – 7:57.49
- Repechage – 8:10.32
- Semi-finals – 8:38.62
- B-final – 8:00.38 (→ 9th place)
Men's double scull
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
- Heat – 7:49.56
- Repechage – 8:01.14
- Semi-finals – 8:21.61
- B-final – 7:59.57 (→ 8th place)
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four
Sailing
Flying Dutchman
- Rodney Pattison (Helmsman) and Chris Davies (gold medal)
Tempest
- Alan Warren (Helmsman) and David Hunt (silver medal)
Finn
- Patrick Pym (Helmsman) (12th place)
Dragon
- Simon Tait (Helmsman), Charles Currey and Ian Hannay
Soling
- John Oakley (Helmsman), Barry Dunning and Charles Reynolds (5th place)
Star
- Stuart Jardine (Helmsman) and John Wastall
Shooting
Fourteen male shooters represented Great Britain in 1972. John Kynoch won bronze in the 50 m running target event.
- 25 m pistol
- 50 m pistol
- 300 m rifle, three positions
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- 50 m rifle, prone
- 50 m running target
- Trap
- Skeet
Swimming
Men's 100m freestyle
- Heat – 54.70s (→ did not advance)
- Heat – 55.06s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m freestyle
- Heat – 2:00.17 (→ did not advance)
- Heat – 1:56.99 (→ did not advance)
- Heat – 2:00.79 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
- Heat – 7:58.33
- Final – 7:55.59 (→ 8th place)
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Great Britain at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.